Super Rugby 2022
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@crucial but point is, if you can get a reduced sentence for stabbing someone cos u iz soz, then why wouldnt a rugby player get a reduced sentence if they accidentally hit someone with thier knee?
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Fijian Drua captain Nemani Nagusa given heaviest suspension of season
Nemani Nagusa has been handed the heaviest suspension of the Super Rugby Pacific season thus far following his red card against the Waratahs.
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@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2022:
@crucial but point is, if you can get a reduced sentence for stabbing someone cos u iz soz, then why wouldnt a rugby player get a reduced sentence if they accidentally hit someone with thier knee?
I think you are looking at the 'point' way too simply
On the rugby side everyone says sorry so why build it in as a reduction rather than adding to the standard if someone refuses?
In real life you don't necessarily get a reduction in sentence for being sorry. Remorse and apology form a small part of a bigger sentence assessment. If the judge believes the sincerity alongside other character assessments it gets taken into account. -
Justin's take on mauls below.
It's been an issue for ages; just now that eveyrone is gravitating to BrumbyBall because it's high percentage rugby, he's waking up. Crusaders have been experts at it for years!
All I want to see with mauls is a re-balancing of risk/reward. The old way of 'one go only'; once you were stopped, it was use it or lose it would be a big step in the right direction.
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@nzzp sideways or backwards (from the attacking team) movement should be considered stopped too.
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@taniwharugby I'm surprised it's taken as long as it has for people to start grizzling about it more widely.
It also reflects the quality of the defences, and the lack of incentive to throw it wide.
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If they enforced the laws about joining a maul it would be a lot more even, but they don’t. Really the only way to join should be behind the ball carrier, but people slip in beside or just in front all the time. Make it that you have to receive the ball when you join, and that would ensure no offside joins, and make it much harder! And the use it should be better enforced, too
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@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2022:
All I want to see with mauls is a re-balancing of risk/reward. The old way of 'one go only'; once you were stopped, it was use it or lose it would be a big step in the right direction.
Good call
I think it was Peter Thorburn that came up with the two attempts rule. The logic was that mauls were disappearing from the game with only one stop allowed.
That wouldn't be the case now. Mauls are too efficient and the risk is low. With only one stop we'd probably see less yellow cards too
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OK, getting to the pointy end now. It's an 8 team finals series FFS.
So, who's the 4 teams who miss out?
Drua, Moana Pasifica,
then probably Rebels and Force after the AUS/NZ games.insert participation trophy here. Seriously, would a 6 team series not be enough?
Three-week playoff format involving the top eight teams on the overall competition table with quarters, semis and final as follows:
Quarterfinals – 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6 and 4 v 5 with the top-ranked team hosting
Semi-Finals – top-ranked quarter-final winner hosts against lowest-ranked quarter-final winner & 2nd highest ranked quarterfinal winner hosts 3rd highest ranked winner
Final – top-ranked semi-final winner hosts the other semi-final winner. -
@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2022:
Justin's take on mauls below.
It's been an issue for ages; just now that eveyrone is gravitating to BrumbyBall because it's high percentage rugby, he's waking up. Crusaders have been experts at it for years!
All I want to see with mauls is a re-balancing of risk/reward. The old way of 'one go only'; once you were stopped, it was use it or lose it would be a big step in the right direction.
Mauls are not the only problem ruining the game - just as important is players are allowed to be offside too much, coming in from the side & plenty of forward passes let go... for rugby to be a good watch again the game needs a complete overhaul.
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@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2022:
OK, getting to the pointy end now. It's an 8 team finals series FFS.
So, who's the 4 teams who miss out?
Drua, Moana Pasifica,
then probably Rebels and Force after the AUS/NZ games.insert participation trophy here. Seriously, would a 6 team series not be enough?
Three-week playoff format involving the top eight teams on the overall competition table with quarters, semis and final as follows:
Quarterfinals – 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6 and 4 v 5 with the top-ranked team hosting
Semi-Finals – top-ranked quarter-final winner hosts against lowest-ranked quarter-final winner & 2nd highest ranked quarterfinal winner hosts 3rd highest ranked winner
Final – top-ranked semi-final winner hosts the other semi-final winner.Funnily enough, I’d enjoy seeing a ‘plate’ or ‘bowl’ for those four teams, as it could be a good way of giving the Drua and MP some experience of sudden death footy. Would also make for three additional games over the finals which would be fun to watch.
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@gt12 said in Super Rugby 2022:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2022:
OK, getting to the pointy end now. It's an 8 team finals series FFS.
So, who's the 4 teams who miss out?
Drua, Moana Pasifica,
then probably Rebels and Force after the AUS/NZ games.insert participation trophy here. Seriously, would a 6 team series not be enough?
Three-week playoff format involving the top eight teams on the overall competition table with quarters, semis and final as follows:
Quarterfinals – 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6 and 4 v 5 with the top-ranked team hosting
Semi-Finals – top-ranked quarter-final winner hosts against lowest-ranked quarter-final winner & 2nd highest ranked quarterfinal winner hosts 3rd highest ranked winner
Final – top-ranked semi-final winner hosts the other semi-final winner.Funnily enough, I’d enjoy seeing a ‘plate’ or ‘bowl’ for those four teams, as it could be a good way of giving the Drua and MP some experience of sudden death footy. Would also make for three additional games over the finals which would be fun to watch.
Splitting into 3 groups of 4- cup,plate, bowl would be amazing to watch. Would love it.
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This competition structure has only been agreed to this year and next year so if the trans Ta$man crossover games don't work (i.e. aren't competitive) I can't see this full super competition lasting. I think it would be split back into domestic comps.
Hoping the trans Ta$man games are more competitive this year.
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@duluth said in Super Rugby 2022:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2022:
All I want to see with mauls is a re-balancing of risk/reward. The old way of 'one go only'; once you were stopped, it was use it or lose it would be a big step in the right direction.
Good call
I think it was Peter Thorburn that came up with the two attempts rule. The logic was that mauls were disappearing from the game with only one stop allowed.
That wouldn't be the case now. Mauls are too efficient and the risk is low. With only one stop we'd probably see less yellow cards too
How about penalising attacking teams for collapsing?
On a similar note, the 5 second ruck law is a farce. Make it 3 and/or enforce it at every ruck. Ref must signal or call when it's available.... and enforce it! Regardless of if more players join.
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@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby 2022:
This competition structure has only been agreed to this year and next year so if the trans Ta$man crossover games don't work (i.e. aren't competitive) I can't see this full super competition lasting. I think it would be split back into domestic comps.
Hoping the trans Ta$man games are more competitive this year.
I think the gap will only get bigger if they split back to domestic comps. They need to just ride it out until it gets more competitive.
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